Aurélien: Delivering sustainable real estate,
allowing people to grow and businesses to thrive in a collaborative
and forward-thinking environment. We aim at nothing less than
changing the face of the world by pushing boundaries on new
technologies, design and community-led initiatives. Our
schemes, Cadworks and 50 Bothwell Street, both in Glasgow's IFSD,
are socially aware and we also aim to empower local organisations
through our work.

IFSDG: What's a typical day for you?

Aurélien: A fair dose of asset management, a
pinch of transactional activity and a lot of creative thinking,
usually meeting with those leading the way in their area of
expertise.

IFSDG: Why did FORE Partnership choose to
locate in the IFSD in Glasgow?

Aurélien: This city in particular offers very
strong real estate market fundamentals and also excellent
opportunities to work in close collaboration with local businesses,
authorities, property owners and social enterprises, to bring new
ways of working, living and playing in the city centre.

IFSDG: Three good things about working in
Glasgow?

Aurélien: "People make Glasgow" could not be
more true, both on a professional and personal level. The city
offers fantastic economic prospects, opportunities and value
creation potential, not to mention 'hidden gems' waiting to be
uncovered, polished up and revealed to the rest of the world.

IFSDG: What is your biggest business achievement
to date?

Aurélien: I would say to have acquired two city
centre sites, allowing us to employ hundreds of people across those
two schemes, which now have the potential to unlock value through
comprehensive repositioning of these properties.

IFSDG: What is the best investment you ever
made?

Aurélien: The two that I currently have, which
are equally as good. Both are great city centre IFSD
locations; both will change the way Glasgow - and Scotland -
approach the office environment.

IFSDG: Which businessperson or company do you most
admire and why?

Aurélien: Derwent and Bruntwood, in the
property world, for their innovative approach and constant
willingness to change and improve the model.

IFSDG: What did you want to be when you were a
child?

Aurélien: Fighter pilot, aerospace engineer,
astronaut. I guess I missed a turn somewhere along the
way...

Glasgow is a world-class business location for business and financial services companies with the property, infrastructure, technology and, above all, the people with the right skills and experience. Whether you are an inward investor locating in the city for the first time or an indigenous business looking to expand, the partners behind Glasgow’s International Financial Services District (IFSD) can provide all the connections, information and practical support you need.